Day 1 — Arrival & Transfer to Cappadocia-No hiking
Day 2 — Love Valley, Uchisar Castle & Pigeon Valley
Day 3 — Cavusin Village, Rose Valley & Red Valley
Day 4 — Ihlara Canyon & Derinkuyu Underground City
Day 5 — Mustafapasa, Gomeda Valley & Uzengi Valley
Day 6 — Sultan Marshes Bird Paradise & Kapuzbasi Waterfalls
Day 7 — Horseback Riding in Avanos & Hacibektas Village
Day 8 — Departure No hiking
HIGHLIGHTS :
Walk through fairy chimneys, cave villages, and a 4,000-year-old canyon on this 8-day Cappadocia hiking tour. From the phallic rock towers of Love Valley to the underground city of Derinkuyu, this trip mixes real trail time with the region’s best cultural stops — no bus-window sightseeing required.
Cappadocia hiking tours have exploded in popularity over the last few years, and it’s not hard to see why. You get UNESCO World Heritage sites, valleys carved by volcanic ash and centuries of erosion, cave churches with frescoes still clinging to the walls, and villages where people genuinely still live in rock-cut homes. It’s not a theme park. It’s real geology, real history, and — if you do it on foot instead of from a bus window — a genuinely different kind of trip.
Cappadoica
Fairy Chimneys
Valleys- Chimneys
Discover Cappadocia on Foot
Experience Authentic Local Villages
Handpicked Comfortable, Unique Stays
Airport Transfers and Luggage Support
Arrival & Transfer to Cappadocia
No hiking · Transfer only
Land at Kayseri Airport and transfer into the heart of Cappadocia. Settle into your cave hotel and rest up for an active week ahead.
Love Valley, Uchisar Castle & Pigeon Valley
~7 km · ~4 hrs · Easy–Moderate · 1,000–1,350 m
Walk among Love Valley’s famous rock towers, climb to Uchisar Castle for panoramic views, then descend through Pigeon Valley’s dovecote-lined cliffs into Goreme. Ends at the Goreme Open Air Museum.
Cavusin Village, Rose Valley & Red Valley
~6 km · ~3–4 hrs · Moderate · ~1,100–1,200 m
Explore a centuries-old troglodyte village, then hike through two of Cappadocia’s most photographed valleys, with a barbecue lunch and a stop at the surreal Pasabag fairy chimneys.
Ihlara Canyon & Derinkuyu Underground City
~8.5 km · 2.5 hrs · Moderate · valley floor ~1,100 m, canyon depth 100–150 m
Walk a river canyon lined with 4,000 cave dwellings and 100+ rock-cut churches, then descend into one of the largest underground cities ever built.
Mustafapasa, Gomeda Valley & Uzengi Valley
~7 km · 2 hrs 45 min · Easy–Moderate · ~1,200–1,300 m
A quieter day through a Greek-heritage village and two lesser-visited valleys known for their cliffside dovecotes.
Sultan Marshes Bird Paradise & Kapuzbasi Waterfalls
Boat trip + short walk · Easy · 620–2,000 m
An early-morning boat tour through a Ramsar-protected wetland home to 250+ bird species, followed by a visit to waterfalls that burst straight out of solid cliff rock.
Horseback Riding in Avanos & Hacibektas Village
2 hrs riding · Easy · 920–1,200 m
Ride through the countryside near the Red River, visit a working pottery workshop, and end the day at a historic religious monastery turned museum.
Bitiş / Başlangıç
No hiking · Transfer only
Breakfast, then transfer to Kayseri Airport for your flight home.
* Airport Transfers – * Luggage Transfer
* Entrance Fees – * Trekking Guidance
Let’s make your
Lycian Way Experience
Unforgettable
